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It's gotten really bad for me.  I am going for professional help. wish i never started.  

has anyone here gone to gamblers annonymous?    i end up wasting away all my money i work my ass 80 hours a pay check for.

anyway, best of luck to all of you.   god bless those who win money

 

 
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best of luck to you sir  
 
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will be so much stress relieved from my life.   it's all i think about while i am at work and constantly lose on afternoon baseball games and chase at night .

time to retire as my savings are all but gone. 

 
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BOL man 
 
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You're quitting now?  Just before your biggest win streak ever?  C'mon, man.  Here's a chip on me to keep you going.
 
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quit gambling

keep working your ass off

save your money

looks simple in 3 small steps, harder than most could imagine

hope you make the right decisions, whatever they may be

 

 
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People lose when gambling?
 
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Nothing easy about gambling.  Best thing to do when things are going badly is to shut it down for awhile.

It is tough to quit anything entirely....but moderation is possible... get a few money management structures in place to eliminate the swings.

Of course, proper money management does eliminate the action part of the equation. 

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Pacino's quote in Two For The Money 

"You're a lemon. Like a bad car. There is something... there is something inherently defective in you, and you, and you, and me, and all of us. We're all lemons. We look like everyone else, but what makes us different is our defect. See, most gamblers, when they go to gamble, they go to win. When we go to gamble, we go to lose. Subconsciously. Me, I never feel better than when they're raking the chips away; not bringing them in. And everyone here knows what I'm talking about. Hell, even when we win it's just a matter of time before we give it all back. But when we lose, that's another story. When we lose, and I'm talking about the kind of loss that makes your asshole pucker to the size of a decimal point - you know what I mean - You've just recreated the worst possible nightmare this side of malignant cancer, for the twentieth goddamn time; and you're standing there and you suddenly realise, Hey, I'm still... here. I'm still breathing. I'm still alive. Us lemons, we fuck shit up all the time on purpose. Because we constantly need to remind ourselves we're alive. Gambling's not your problem. It's this fucked up need to feel something. To convince yourself you exist. That's the problem."
 
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see you tomorrow
 
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just kidding man.


BOL to you. Good decision

 
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Gambling is not the problem, friend. You are just not a good gambler.

I don't mean to come off as a smartass, but come on. If you're blowing your paychecks on gambling, then you have no self-control. Something else is lacking. You could give up gambling only to find yourself drinking or drugging your money away. Put some discipline in your life, or at least your betting. 

I'm not going to say good luck to you because that's a form of gambling...and you want to quit.

 
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Gambling is not the problem, friend. You are just not a good gambler. 
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And he won't ever be.  Because he doesn't care about winning.  It's the feeling of making the bet and having money on the line.  Why do you think most folks like him don't win?  It's because they don't care in the end.  He could go on a streak like no one would believe, but he'd lose it in the end because he couldn't stop.  

Winning or losing doesn't matter to problem gamblers when you really get down and look at it.  


 
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has anyone here gone to gamblers annonymous?   
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I don't know anyone, but tell me why it would be a bad thing to check it out? Humiliation?  Sounds like you are already there.  And besides, who in the group is going to make fun of you?  LOL....you actually will find people who will say, "hey, that reminds me of me."  

Been to counseling MANY times in my life (mostly family and relationship).  The only one who makes fun of the person seeking counseling is the person themselves or the people who are insecure and complete fuks (and who cares about them anyway?).

Give it a shot.  What do you have to lose?  Your pride?  That's already gone.  That's what you need to get back.  
 
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I did a few meetings in January after I lost the NCAA champ game. It was good but I did not want to do the full no gambling thing. This is a bad disease, but for most of us it never gets out of your system. I wish you much luck my friend. 
 
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GL on your road to recovery
 
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I went to one GA meeting about thirty years ago.  Last one that I attended.  Since then I've always had my gambling bankroll separate from household expenses.  End of problem. 
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The name "college gambler" and the fact that you are betting baseball are pretty telling.

Stay away for a long time.

 
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damn college gambler.

dude you said if u won that bet when u went all in 2 weeks ago before NFL started you would have 3k atleast 

what happen man?

cmon dude chill and grind it out. 

slow money is better than no money

GL with your life
 
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Quote Originally Posted by HutchEmAll:

Gambling is not the problem, friend. You are just not a good gambler. 
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And he won't ever be.  Because he doesn't care about winning.  It's the feeling of making the bet and having money on the line.  Why do you think most folks like him don't win?  It's because they don't care in the end.  He could go on a streak like no one would believe, but he'd lose it in the end because he couldn't stop.  

Winning or losing doesn't matter to problem gamblers when you really get down and look at it.  






 
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Quote Originally Posted by I_Need_A_Detox:

Pacino's quote in Two For The Money 

"You're a lemon. Like a bad car. There is something... there is something inherently defective in you, and you, and you, and me, and all of us. We're all lemons. We look like everyone else, but what makes us different is our defect. See, most gamblers, when they go to gamble, they go to win. When we go to gamble, we go to lose. Subconsciously. Me, I never feel better than when they're raking the chips away; not bringing them in. And everyone here knows what I'm talking about. Hell, even when we win it's just a matter of time before we give it all back. But when we lose, that's another story. When we lose, and I'm talking about the kind of loss that makes your asshole pucker to the size of a decimal point - you know what I mean - You've just recreated the worst possible nightmare this side of malignant cancer, for the twentieth goddamn time; and you're standing there and you suddenly realise, Hey, I'm still... here. I'm still breathing. I'm still alive. Us lemons, we fuck shit up all the time on purpose. Because we constantly need to remind ourselves we're alive. Gambling's not your problem. It's this fucked up need to feel something. To convince yourself you exist. That's the problem."
Naw ...he just can't handicap worth a shit.
 
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just took out money from a loan shark.    tennesee titans +4 for the bailout

home dog, no1 gives them a chance and detroit is overated.  public blood bath 76% on lions.    titans large

 
 
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you borrowed money from a loan shark to bet with...are you fn serious...and you made a play that will most likely lose as a very motivated lion team for a win with be balls out...dude no wonder you have been donating money...
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